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Many airlines are increasing the effectiveness of airline flight crews by using the Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) training technique which emphasizes teamwork and communication. The idea behind CRM is that routine problems and air disasters may be able to be avoided if crews learn to communicate and work together to use all available resources. However, not everyone is in favor of CRM because traditionally flight crews have depended on the expertise of captains, and some pilots think CRM undermines the authority of captains. CRM-advocates believe the technique gives captains more resources. Currently the Federal Aviation Administration is lending its support to CRM by developing an advisory statement profiling CRM's importance., TEAMWORK IN THE COCKPIT United Airlines Flight 173, heading into Portland, OR, was in trouble. Despite good weather conditions, superb visibility, light air traffic and a timely arrival, the crew [...]

Byline: Politicsstephen trimble washington dc Keep up to date with latest news from the defence industry: flightglobal.com/dewline Small aerospace suppliers are likely to be hardest hit if the US government [...]

Boeing plans to begin flight tests of a fuel tank inerting system on a 747-400 by the end of July, almost two years after such a system was ruled out [...]

Boeing's 717-200 received joint certification from FAA and Europe's JAA Sept. 1, paving the way for delivery to launch customer AirTran at the end of last month. The 737NG family [...]

Messier-Bugatti's carbon brakes for 767s were certified by [...]

The Department of Transportation's handling of the summertime traffic jam in the United States has raised anew concerns about its stewardship of the airline industry after the Civil Aeronautics Board [...]

The FAA ordered operators to check all 737-series aircraft following the discovery of more than 20 missing screws from the right-hand horizontal stabilizer of a SilkAir Boeing 737-300 which crashed in Indonesia in December 1997. The cause of the accident remains unclear.

The Federal Aviation Administration's approval of the $3 passenger facility charge has led many airports to consider the levy as a funding source for their projects. With about 140 airports imposing the tax, carriers are increasingly finding it hard to offer competitive rates since the tax is hidden in the ticket price. This has led the Air Transport Assn campaign for a more stricter use of the surcharge.

The continuing economic problems of the US airline industry is forcing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make the situation a much higher priority. The agency believes airlines must become profitable again if the US aerospace industry is to be competitive.

WASHINGTON -- Savannah Airport in Georgia became the first in the country to win federal approval to impose a new tax on airline passengers to finance local airport improvements. The […]

Portsmouth: A fee-waiving strategy that boosted the number of military flights at Pease International Airport has resulted in an additional $850,000 in federal funds for the airport. To be awarded [...]

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. Bush is aiming at aviation, and if his administration has its way, the FAA will find itself flying with a lot less fuel. Bush has proposed a [...]

Mather and Executive airports have won federal construction grants of $4.5 million. Executive Airport will get $3 million from the Federal Aviation Administration. The other $1.5 million will go to [...]

Congressional changes within the coming months of 1997 can make or break the civil aviation industry. Funding is the most important, if not the only issue that has to be resolved. This issue involves funding for the improvement of airport security, funding and taxation of all modes of transportation, and budget appropriations. The question whether it will cost more to own an airplane need not be asked; what should be asked is by how much. With such a situation, the industry should increase its lobbying power.

Lawmakers on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are considering ways to remove federal impediments to privatization of airports as they prepare to write legislation that would reauthorize the Federal [...]